Where does “गर्भ” come from?

गर्भ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gárbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷólbʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

गर्भ (Sanskrit): the womb; fetus, embryo; child, offspring, brood

Definitions

  1. the womb; fetus, embryo; child, offspring, brood

Ancestry of “गर्भ”, step by step

गर्भ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian gárbʰas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangárbʰasthe womb; fetus, embryo
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷólbʰ-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

via Indo-Iranian *gárbʰas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*gárbʰas—

Words derived from “गर्भ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷólbʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gárbʰas →